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Texas Art Teacher Certification Exam

Subjects : teaching, arts
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1. In lithography - a waxy substance used to draw or paint images on a lithographic stone or plate






2. Shading consisting of multiple crossing lines






3. The dimension of color that is determined by the wavelength of light; what we know as the color names blue - green - and so forth.






4. Term used to describe the many degrees of shading between black and white






5. Method of painting in which the colors are mixed with egg yolk or other substances - instead of oil






6. Process of smoothing metal surface witha flat or slightly round-faced hammer






7. Wrought iron - hammered copper - painted tin NOT pewter






8. Something that supports a sculpture






9. Where the revolving door was fully developed






10. Known for his glass sculpture






11. Which emphasized the artist's free expression of emotion - flourished in Germany in the year immediately prior to the outbreak of World War I. Georges Rouault (1871-1958) - a French painter - is regarded as this type of painter. Portrayal of reality






12. A simple printmaking technique in which ink or paint is appleid to a metal or plastic plate - worked with various tools - and then printed onto paper using a press - roller - or other pressure.






13. Processes designed to produce tonal effects






14. Joining of two metals above 800F (most common) - the process of joining metal with a filler rod that melts at a temperature below the metal being joined - Uses a molten filler metal to crate joints. Capillary action is required to distribute the fill






15. A structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops






16. To raise a relief design on the surface of paper through pressure-raised paper to form image - with or without ink printed






17. Made possible by the contrariety between grease and water - printing produced through the use of ink on a flat surface (e.g. - stone or metal - A print produced by a printing process in which a smooth surface is treated so that the ink will adhere on






18. Produces a red dye - the chemical name for rust






19. Incised engraving - the process of printing from engraved plates - a printing process that uses an etched or engraved plate - ex: the plate is smeared with ink and Then wiped clean. The ink left in the recesses is what makes the print.






20. A print made using a stencil process in which an image or design is superimposed on a very fine mesh screen and printing ink is squeegeed onto the printing surface through the area of the screen that is not covered by the stencil






21. Yarn arranged lengthways on a loom and crossed by the woof






22. A loom with an attachment for forming openings for the passage of the shuttle between the warp threads - French inventor of the Jacquard loom that could automatically weave complicated patterns (1752-1834)






23. Pottery that has been fired but not yet glazed.






24. Italian 'light-dark'. The gradation of light and dark values in two-dimensional imagery; especially the illusion of rounded - three-dimensional form created through gradations of light and shade rather than line.






25. Creates blue dye






26. Printmaking where the design is scratched into the steel plate with a hard - steel tool






27. Watercolor with inert white pigment mixed in. Inert pigment is pigment that becomes colorless or virtually colorless paint. In gouache - it serves to make the color opaque - which means it is used at full length - watercolor mixed with a high concent






28. Renowned for paintings and prints






29. The amount of light reflected by a hue






30. A coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue - stiff-finished cotton or linen used for linings of garments






31. Technique of ornamenting in which small grains of metal - usually gold - are soldered to a flat surface






32. French painter who was an early cubist (1881-1955) - Influences include hard sharp precision of a machine age






33. A water-base paint made with casein (which is a protein precipitated from milk)






34. An Italian movement begun shortly before and during WWI. It depicted dynamic movement and stressed the violence and speed of the Machine Age. They advocated revolution and glorified war.(Balla - Severini - Boccioni)






35. Joining small pieces of metal together using molten metal - bonding metals and alloys that melt at temperatures below 840






36. Printing process in which the printing plate that has raised that is rolled with ink to print.






37. This technique is so called because its finished prints often resemble watercolors or wash drawings. It is a favorite method of printmakers to achieve a wide range of tonal values. The technique consists of exposing the plate to acid through a layer






38. The threads running from side to side across a fabric; wool






39. A style of abstractionism popular in the 1960s - modern technique with which a painter creates optical illusions with the use of dazzling patterns - abstract art athat uses geometric shapes and vivid colors to create optical illusions - such as an il






40. An artistic movement that sought to capture a momentary feel - or impression - of the piece they were drawing - An artistic movement that sought to capture a momentary feel - or impression - of the piece they were drawing






41. Material used to imbed rings - bracelets - necklaces -etc when making hand-wrought jewelry






42. French Painter - who started his career as a caricaturist - then converted to landscape painting by his early mentor Boudin. From 1890 he concentrated on series of pictures in which he painted the same subject at different times of the day in differe






43. A coarse - inexpensive - woven fabric; often used for making grain sacks






44. Embroidery done in cross-stitch on fine single net






45. Period in which stained glass windows were introduced for church decoration






46. Paintings with the emphasis on inner emotions - sensations - or ideas rather than actual appearances






47. Pale green






48. Enameling technique - used more gold and less color than cloisonne. Starts with thick gold piece - cut tiny troughs wherever want color to be - gold is most prominent in end - rarely has patterns engraved.






49. A fabric-dyeing method which uses wax to coat areas that don't need to be dyed






50. A decorative design made of one material sewn over another







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